R-Squared Energy

JULY 15, 2019

This is the final article in a series based on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2019. Increases Its Dominance In Natural Gas Production. Renewables Catching Nuclear Power In Global Energy Race. Today, I want to discuss nuclear energy. In 2018, the U.S. with 15.3%

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 11, 2019

This article is the fifth in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2019. Previous articles in this series covered carbon dioxide emissions, petroleum supply and demand, the production and consumption of coal, and global natural gas trends: BP Warns Of An Unsustainable Path.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The is the fifth article in a series on the recently released 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy. Previous articles discussed the trends in global carbon dioxide emissions , the overall highlights of the Review, the production and consumption of petroleum, and natural gas production and consumption. times 117 pounds.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Hydrogen is increasingly seen as an important component of efforts to decarbonise the global energy system, providing a potential means of eradicating emissions from "difficult to decarbonise" sectors such as aviation, shipping, heating, and heavy industries such as cement manufacture.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Evergy has become the latest utility to pledge to long-term carbon cuts even though the states it serves, Kansas and Missouri, aren’t demanding them. Since 2005, Evergy has reduced the share of coal-fired power in its 6.2-gigawatt Kansas is a leading market for wind energy among U.S. Above and beyond states' demands.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

As I indicated in the previous article , BP has turned over publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy to the Energy Institute (EI). Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. growth in 2021.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Earlier this month the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2o21 was released, covering energy data through 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Typically, the Review gives us a comprehensive summary of energy trends. Energy Overview.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Managing power grid complexity: The 5 biggest priorities for utilities in 2024 Energy Transitions Podcast: Accelerating decarbonised power generation at scale Notable expansion of the data centre sector also is likely, with consumption from data centres, AI and the cryptocurrency sector potentially doubling by 2026.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Last month the Akademik Lomonosov, a first-of-its-kind floating nuclear plant built by Russian state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, arrived at Pevek, a port town on the remote Chukotka Peninsula in the Russian Arctic. There, the plant is expected to provide power to about 100,000 homes. A Growing Dilemma.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 14, 2022

This article is the fifth in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Fossil fuels are primarily composed of carbon and hydrogen. Today I delve into the data on coal production and consumption.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. The stakes for nations that fail to unhitch themselves from gas markets are incredibly high, according to the global energy think tank.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 28, 2020

This week BP released its Statistical Review of World Energy 2020. The Review covers energy data through 2019, and provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. This annual report is one of the most important sources of global energy data.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Xcel Energy is asking Minnesota regulators to approve $1.4 billion in new wind and solar investments in the next 12 months and is outlining plans for electric vehicle charging, energy storage and green hydrogen production pilot programs to meet its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In Minnesota, Gov.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. But an impending flood of liquefied natural gas exports from western Canada to Asia could make it harder for countries there to achieve their national climate targets and contribute to tens of thousands of additional deaths due to air pollution.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

confirmed Tuesday that it is exploring a plan to separate its multi-state utilities businesses from its generation business, which is preparing to close two of its 21 nuclear power plants due to money-losing market conditions. Those plants and the two set to close next year provide 70 percent of Illinois’ carbon-free power.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 23, 2022

Generally, the best cure to high prices is high prices, but with an inflation of over 8% potentially one in three European households will not be able to pay their energy bill this winter. I think many European countries have been implementing an extremely naïve energy policy for the past decade, making themselves way too energy-dependent.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Offshore wind energy powerhouse Orsted demonstrates that a pivot away from fossil fuels is possible. The first, biggest step to slowing climate change is switching electricity generation from coal and gas to wind and sun. This needs to happen fast, with coal phased out no later than 2030 and gas not far behind.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Note: The is the final article in a series on the recently released 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Renewable Juggernaut Over the past decade, the global growth rate of renewable energy trounced every other energy source. Global Renewable Energy Consumption 1965-2022. exajoules of renewable energy.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

Last week the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022 was released, covering energy data through 2021. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Energy usage and consumption statistics continue to be dominated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. gigawatts of energy storage over the next 15 years. Credit: Dominion Energy). Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 1, 2020

In that article I divided carbon dioxide emissions into two broad categories: What has already been released into the atmosphere (the legacy emissions), and ongoing releases. There is some potential for removing CO 2 from the oceans as calcium carbonate, but that application is probably limited. Ongoing Emissions. In the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Two more utilities in Arizona and Colorado are moving to accelerate closure of coal plants and replace them with renewable energy backed by batteries, joining a broader push in both states to shift to more cost-effective clean energy options even in the absence of state mandates. gigawatts of energy storage by 2035.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. gigawatt-hours, of energy storage projects. The leading U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It will focus on the feasibility of using nuclear power as an energy source to power steam assisted gravity drainage process , also known as SAGD. So you would be eliminating the emissions because you’re eliminating the burning of natural gas to oil, the water to create the steam.”

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Midwestern utility Evergy pushed back Tuesday against a report from Reuters that it rebuffed a $15 billion acquisition bid from NextEra Energy, the U.S. renewable energy leader that's been seeking to take advantage of its high stock price to expand its roster of regulated utilities in recent years. Evergy, which serves 1.6

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2022

Note: The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. Alone Can’t Curb The World’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Natural Gas Production Set A New Record In 2021.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

Japan’s LNG imports, for one, have steadily declined over the last decade and fallen to their lowest level in 14 years as the country restarts nuclear power plants and builds out renewables. s LNG industry is the question of where the electricity will come from to power new projects. Adding further uncertainty to B.C.’s

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 22, 2021

The is the fifth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles provided an overview of this year’s Review, an examination of the data on carbon emissions, a look at oil supply and demand trends, and an examination of natural gas trends. They are hydrocarbons.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Source: BloombergNEF estimate. Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8%

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A new 5-gigawatt “low-carbon” hydrogen target for 2030 has been revealed, along with an ambition to heat an entire town with hydrogen by the end of the decade. “What’s hugely exciting about the announcements on CCS is the doubling of ambition," said David Parkin of the developer Progressive Energy. "Up

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 8, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) announced $52.5 million to fund 31 projects to advance next-generation clean hydrogen technologies and support DOE’s recently announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative. The DOE funding includes $36 million from the Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and $16.5

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 6, 2021

California and other states are pushing to use clean electricity to power vehicles and buildings to cut carbon, which will increase demand. And the state’s last nuclear power plant and numerous coastal gas power plants are facing retirement. But rising temperatures from climate change are just one challenge.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

Through media briefs, we aim to provide journalists with useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. As Canada navigates the clean energy transition, cleaner technologies and solutions are attracting attention. Hydrogen has made headlines globally as a vital component of future energy systems.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 27, 2020

This article is the fourth in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , petroleum supply and demand, and natural gas.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Those include a deal with state power agency Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems to build 12 of its 50-megawatt modules by 2030 to deliver power across the Intermountain West as part of UAMPS’ Carbon Free Power Project. NuScale says it has also signed agreements with entities in the U.S.,

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